Saturday, December 13, 2014

Future of Warfare

Warfare on the modern battlefield has gotten quite technical. Think back just 100 years when the tactic was hide in a trench and suffer huge casualties. Think back 100 years before that when the tactic was charge each other and the side with more soldiers usually came out on top. Yes, now we can launch missles from the sky and use remote controls and robots to do some of the fighting. But man is still an integral part of warfare. But man is not alone, he is accompanied by quite a bit of gear and tech. Between his rifle, ammo, helmet, rations, boots, backpack and everything inside. Yes the soldier is quite over encumbered. In fact, multiple studies suggest just that. The modern day carries so much weight it just isn't healthy. Going to another topic I have hinted on and may be talking about more is the solution, a robotic solution. But not the replacement of limbs, just an exo suit. An exo suit is just an exo-skeleton. Something that would increase not only weight capacity, but speed, agility, most physical preformances. Plus it looks cool. A lot of video games have been showcasing exo suits, and we draw alot from science fiction while we move into the nonfictional future. Who knows, the next soldier could appear to be the same as a Call of Duty coverphoto.

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